Ethiopia

last updated: 29 Nov 2025

Support for the young

We empower youth, street children and orphans in in Melka Uda, Shashamane, 250 km south of Addis Ababa and support:

  • J.R.D.C. School / international kindergarten

  • Yawentas Children’s Center

For more background on these partners, please see our links page.

All donations made via UPIA flow directly into the projects mentioned above and into related social infrastructure.
The aim is to maintain and improve their core capabilities so that the whole community is served and can grow.

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Ethiopia

last updated: 29 Nov 2025

Support for the young

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